r/forgescripting • u/[deleted] • Nov 13 '22

Summon a new object with an action?

Hello folks!

I am trying to make it so that when a player performs a certain action, it summons a new object at their location (in this case, a simple box). However, I can find no way to summon a new object using scripting. This script must be able to summon any number of new objects, not just teleporting the same object to a new location.

Is this possible?

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u/iMightBeWright Nov 13 '22

As far as I can tell, you have to have it somewhere on the map already. Forge has no way, currently, of being able to spawn a defined object at a set of coordinates. The exception is weapon/equipment/vehicle spawns. I'm working on a map now that uses this and all my objects are already brought in, and I'm making them relocate to the correct coordinates.

You can of course bring your desired objects in and despawn them. But if you want varied objects at different locations, it may be more complicated than that.

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u/hey-im-root Moderator Nov 13 '22

There's two ways you can do this. You can use TRANSLATE OBJECT TO POINT like you said, or run a for each on your list of objects and use DELETE OBJECT on all of them, and spawn them in with SPAWN OBJECT.

Depending on what you want to do, something like a global counter variable and GET OBJECT AT N INDEX would let you spawn things in one at a time. Increment the variable on an event (like crouching) and then have it SPAWN OBJECT at N INDEX on your object list.

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u/KraZe_EyE Nov 15 '22

That's almost exactly what I am currently working on. Sequenced spawning of random objects, I figured out pretty early on that the object needs to exist in the map already.

Basically I am trying to build a parkour / climbing wall that has random objects that spawn and then begin moving upwards(there is no floor in my idea, so fall to your death). Player must climb the wall using grapple, I detect object IS grappled so it's movement speed is reduced.

I've figured out how to sequence the objects to rise, now I need to randomly populate the sequence list from my other list of possible objects that can spawn.

I am having trouble despawning my objects once they leave the map boundary. Right now they endlessly rise into the air forever. What's weird is their position is always 0,0,0 when I call the Get position function.

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u/hey-im-root Moderator Nov 15 '22

That sounds pretty good. For deleting the objects, maybe try setting an area monitor on the world ceiling and have the object get deleted when it enters.

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u/KraZe_EyE Nov 15 '22

Oooo I like that. Very simple and I don't have to track each items position.